We didn’t have the sunflower for Christmas, but we will for the New Year. Our Mongolian giant sunflower has finally bloomed! It has peaked at around 9 feet, or just over 2.7 metres high. The flower is smaller than I wish … Continue reading
Category Archives: Ornamental plants
When it comes to Christmas, the colours we associate most with the season are red, white and green. At least I do. That’s why I like to have red coloured plants around come the end of the year. Unfortunately, I … Continue reading
The Mongolian giant sunflower plant is officially the tallest sunflower plant we’ve ever had growing here. At today’s measuring-in, it was 2.4 metres high! Earlier this week, I lengthened the support stick by tying on another shorter, lighter stick, but … Continue reading
I have yet another mutant sunflower on my hands. Not only is it tiny, it is also the wrong colour! This, ladies and gentlemen, is supposed to be a Velvet Queen sunflower: It is supposed to be a deep red … Continue reading